Guest Author today, Ken Wert! You’ve seen Ken around Life, for instance and I’m sure you’ve appreciated, as I have, his thoughtful comments. He has a wonderful blog, MeantToBeHappy.com that I’m sure you will want to visit..

On Christmas Eve we attend mass then we meet the rest of the family at my Dad’s house. There we say our first official, “Merry Christmas” and the festivities begin. Dressed in our finery, happy and relaxed..

It was our first Christmas together as a married couple. My husband was on the floor in the living room, putting the finishing touches on the wooden manger he was building for the ceramic figurines my mother..